Kudrow cracks up playing therapist

She's reading Tweets written by her character, Fiona Wallice, on the online show Web Therapy, which recently completed its third season. Each segment runs from three to 16 minutes.

Kudrow's character is a self-absorbed therapist who isn't interested in listening to people's issues. She has decided that three-minute sessions by webcam are sufficient to diagnose a problem and offer advice. The conversation often veers off-topic and onto Wallice.

Web Therapy is available on Hulu, lstudio.com and for purchase on iTunes. Showtime has picked up the series to combine and run as half-hour episodes.

"Fiona is unabashedly self-serving," Kudrow said. "She doesn't even do a good job in covering it up. She just thinks everyone else is really stupid, (and) she's the smartest person. Ever."

In one episode, a patient says to Fiona, "I was getting the impression the last couple of sessions that I was boring you," to which she responds, "I'm not bored. I mean, I have enough of an intellectual life to keep interested in anything even you can say."

Victor Garber plays Fiona's husband, Kip, who may or may not be gay. Julia Louis-Dreyfus played Fiona's sister in the show's most recent season.

Guest stars have included Jane Lynch, Selma Blair and Steven Weber.

The dialogue is mostly improvised, and actors wear an earpiece for director Don Roos to keep them on track.

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